Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Chapter 6 Muscles

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Definition
contractility   ability of skeletal muscle to shorten with force  
🗑
excitability   capacity of skeletal muscle to respond to a stimulus  
🗑
extensibility   ability to be stretched  
🗑
elasticity   ability to recoil to their original resting length after being stretched  
🗑
epimysium   each skeletal muscle is surrounded by a connective tissue sheath  
🗑
fascia   another connective tissue located outside the epimysium surrounds and separates muscles  
🗑
muscle fasciculi   numerous visible bundles  
🗑
perimysium   muscle fascicle surrounded by loose connective tissue  
🗑
fibers   muscle cells  
🗑
endomysium   connective tissue sheath  
🗑
myofibrils   threadlike structure that extends from one end of the fiber to the other  
🗑
actin myofilaments   thin  
🗑
myosin myofilaments   thick  
🗑
sarcomeres   basic structural and functional unity of the muscle  
🗑
resting membrane potential   charge difference across the membrane  
🗑
action potential   brief reversal back of the charge  
🗑
motor neurons   nerve cells that carry action potentials to skeletal muscle fibers  
🗑
neuromusclular junction   synapse  
🗑
motor unit   single motor neuron  
🗑
presynaptic terminal   enlarged nerve terminal  
🗑
synaptic cleft   the space between the presynaptic terminal and the muscle cell  
🗑
postsynaptic terminal   muscle fiber  
🗑
synaptic vesicles   secrete a neurotransmitter  
🗑
acetylcholine   neurotransmitter that diffuses across the synaptic cleft  
🗑
sliding filament mechanism   sliding of actin myofilaments past myosin myofilaments during contraction  
🗑
muscle twitch   a contraction of an entire muscle in response to a stimulus that causes the actin potential in one or more muscle fibers  
🗑
threshold   at which point the muscle fibers will contract maximally  
🗑
all-or-none response   phenomenon  
🗑
lag phase   time between application of a stimulus to a motor neuron and the beginning of a contraction  
🗑
contraction phase   time of contraction  
🗑
relaxation phase   time during the muscle relaxes  
🗑
tetany   where the muscle remains contracted without relaxing  
🗑
recruitment   increase number of motor units being activated  
🗑
ATP   adenosine triphospahte  
🗑
ADP   adenosine diphosphate  
🗑
creatine phosphate   high energy molecule  
🗑
anaerobic respiration   without oxygen  
🗑
aerobic respiration   with oxygen  
🗑
oxygen debt   amount of oxygen needed in chemical reactions to convert lactic acid to glucose  
🗑
muscle fatigue   results in ATP is used during muscle contraction faster than it can be produced  
🗑
isometric (equal distance)   length of muscle doesn't change, but amount of tension increases  
🗑
isotonic (equal tension)   amount of tension produced by the muscle is constant, length of muscle changes  
🗑
muscle tone   constant tension produced by muscles of the body for long periods of time  
🗑
fast-twitch fibers   contract quickly and fatigue quickly better suited for anaerobic metabolism  
🗑
slow-twitch fibers   contract more slowly and are more resistant to fatigue better suited for aerobic metabolism  
🗑
origin   head; most stationary end of the muscle  
🗑
insertion   end of the muscle undergoing the greatest movement  
🗑
belly   portion of the muscle between the origin and insertion  
🗑
synergists   muscles that work together to accomplish specific movement  
🗑
antagonists   muscles that work in opposition to one another  
🗑
prime mover   among a group of synergists, one muscle plays the major role in accomplishing the desired movement  
🗑
occipitofrontalis   raises the eyebrows  
🗑
orbicularis oculi   closes the eyelids  
🗑
orbicularis oris   puckers the lips  
🗑
buccinator   flattens the cheeks  
🗑
zygomaticus   smiling muscles  
🗑
levator labii superioris   sneering  
🗑
depressor anguli oris   frowning  
🗑
mastication   chewing  
🗑
intrinsic tongue muscles   changes the shape  
🗑
extrinsic tongue muscles   move the tongue  
🗑
sternocleidomastoid   rotates and abducts the head  
🗑
platysma   pulls down the corners of the mouth  
🗑
erector spinae   group of muscles on each side of the back  
🗑
external intercostals   elevate the ribs during inspiration  
🗑
internal intercostals   contract during forced expiration  
🗑
diaphragm   dome-shaped muscle that aids in breathing and accomplishes quiet breathing  
🗑
linea alba   tendinous area of abdominal wall that consists of connective tissue  
🗑
rectus abdominis   each side of the linea alba  
🗑
tendinous inscriptions   cross the rectus adominis at three or more locations  
🗑
trapezius   rotates the scapula  
🗑
serratus anterior   pulls the scapula anteriorly  
🗑
pectoralis major   adducts and flexes the arm  
🗑
latissimus dorsi   medially rotates, adducts, and powerfully extends the arm  
🗑
triceps brachii   extends the forearm  
🗑
biceps brachii   flexes the forearm  
🗑
brachialis   flexes the forearm  
🗑
brachioradialis   flexes and supinates the forearm  
🗑
flexor carpi   flexes the wrist  
🗑
extensor carpi   extends the wrist  
🗑
flexor digitorum   flexes the fingers  
🗑
extensor digitorum   extends the fingers  
🗑
intrinsic hand muscles   19 hand muscles located in the hand  
🗑
interossi   muscles located between the metacarpals  
🗑
gluteus maximus   buttocks  
🗑
gluteus medius   hip muscles  
🗑
quadriceps femoris   extends the leg: anterior thigh muscles  
🗑
sartorius   "tailors muscle" ;flexes the thigh n  
🗑
hamstring   posterior thigh muscles; flexes the leg and extends the thigh  
🗑
gastrocnemius and soleus   form the calf muscles  
🗑
calcaneal tendon   flex the foot and toes  
🗑
peroneus   lateral muscles of the leg  
🗑
intrinsic foot muscles   flex, extend, abduct, and adduct the toes ; 20 muscles located on the foot.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: oliviabarrett
Popular Anatomy sets